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When I was a kid in the late 70's and early 80's, the only thing that made me want to go to the grocery store with my parents was the magazine rack. That's where I discovered the .44 Special in the pages of Shooting Times and Guns and Ammo.
I read stories and articles from all of the great gun writers on the .44 Special and it made an impression on me.
For the last 30 years I have been hunting down guns with the magic roll mark. I thought I would share a few examples.
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The progenitor. A Smith and Wesson Russian No. 3, 2nd Model, made from 1873 to 1878. Only 6,200 commercial were guns made. The gun is in .44 Russian, the father of the .44 Special. It is also cut for a shoulder stock, with a couple of hundred made in this 2nd Model.

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GRI said:
The progenitor. A Smith and Wesson Russian No. 3, 2nd Model, made from 1873 to 1878. Only 6,200 commercial were guns made. The gun is in .44 Russian, the father of the .44 Special. It is also cut for a shoulder stock, with a couple of hundred made in this 2nd Model.

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I arrested a doper with one of these many years ago near Yuma, Az. He had it loaded with .44 Magnum rounds. He said, "I've never even fired it." I told him that I 100% believed him.
I hated to see such a beautiful antique pistol go into evidence. I think that if I had been an old west peace officer, I would have carried a S&W Schofield.
 
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